About CG at Penn

The HMS Center's mission today may be broadly defined as the study of computer graphics and animation applied to the creation, animation, and utilization of human characters, crowd modeling and control, and computational connections between language and action. The Center’s research is well-represented and cited in the mainstream computer graphics literature. HMS exists to promote first quality research
of international stature. The HMS Center provides a collegial and open atmosphere in which faculty, staff, and students cooperate and coordinate project work. Nearly a dozen Ph.D. students engage in collaborative research efforts with Masters and Undergraduate student participation.

Recent News

CG@Penn Selected to be a 2014 CUDA Teaching Center by NVIDIA

CUDA is a parallel computing platform and programming model that enables dramatic increases
in computing performance by harnessing the power of NVIDIAŽ GPU accelerators. CUDA
Teaching Centers are recognized institutions that have integrated GPU computing techniques
into their mainstream computer programming curriculum, and [Organization] was recognized
for its commitment to advancing the state of parallel programming education.

As a CUDA Teaching Center, [Organization] will have access to NVIDIA GPU hardware and
NVIDIA parallel programming experts and resources, including educational webinars, an array of
teaching materials, and access to the NVIDIA CUDA Cloud Training Program.